voytek709@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-squaremessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down14file-text
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minus-squareRegalPotoo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoSort of, there is a parallel derivation where tool can be an innuendo for penis (“used his tool”), so describing someone as a tool is a slightly less vulgar way of calling someone a dick; unrefined, rude, obnoxious.
minus-squarekamen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoYeah, fair point. Thanks for explaining. Not a native speaker, so I kind of forgot about that.
Sort of, there is a parallel derivation where tool can be an innuendo for penis (“used his tool”), so describing someone as a tool is a slightly less vulgar way of calling someone a dick; unrefined, rude, obnoxious.
Yeah, fair point. Thanks for explaining. Not a native speaker, so I kind of forgot about that.